Chapter 174 You are so capable
The next morning, before her brothers went to work, Xia Chan took her brothers to the stream, lifted up the lobster nets, and poured the contents into the barrel. Unexpectedly, there were already crayfish at this time. .
Crayfish can be eaten in June.
Xia Chan said to Xia Bin, "Brother, it hasn't rained so far this year. I suspect that we won't be able to catch crayfish and eels in summer. Why don't we go to the cages in advance!"
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Xia Bin nodded, "Just leave this matter to us, you don't have to worry about it."
You may not be able to catch anything this summer, so you have to catch some in advance, otherwise you won’t be able to eat such delicious food this year.
"Then thank you, brothers." Xia Chan's face was full of smiles.
It's great to have a brother who supports me unconditionally.
She just needs to say something and she can eat whatever she wants.
After dinner in the evening, when Xia Bin went to find a place with water to put down the cage, Xia Chan followed Xia Bin with a flashlight and a bucket. She wanted to know the situation in person so that she could be prepared. .
The water levels in the places I visited last year have indeed dropped a lot. If it doesn’t rain in another half month, they will all be dried out. After all, the sun in June and July is already very hot.
When her brother was setting the lobster net at the water's edge, Xia Chan was shining with a flashlight and catching whatever she saw. Even the big field snails were not spared. If she didn't catch them now, she wouldn't have the chance to taste them this year. Taste it.
There was a long opening in the mud at the bottom of the clear water. Xia Chan curiously picked it up with a pair of fire tongs. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a big clam shell. Because she had never seen this thing before, she was really not aware of the waters in the countryside at all. There's this thing in there as well.
Xia Bin nodded, "Okay, I will catch these for you when I come out at night. Do you want both big and small ones?"
In the 21st century, when Xia Chan visited the ancient town, she spent money to buy pearl clams, but she could not find good pearls. Moreover, she had eaten clam shell meat in a restaurant, which was very chewy and very good. eat.
"Yes, both." Open the big pearls and keep the small ones in the swamp. In this way, you should have an endless supply of pearls in the future. Pearls of good quality are still quite valuable. Even if they are of poor quality, they should be Can also grind pearl powder.
She placed the clam shell in front of Xia Bin and said with a smile, "Brother, I want this."
She doesn't understand this, so she can sell it when the time comes. Anyway, there will be people who will do business in the future. As long as they have the goods in hand, they can make money.
Thinking of the taste of spicy clam meat, Xia Chan couldn't help but drool.
Starting from the second night, the brothers took turns catching dragonets, eels and clam shells every night.
Xia Chan processes these things at home when she is not in class. She removes the crayfish lines and leaves the tail part, and only processes the large eels, drying one-third in the sun and keeping two-thirds in the space for eating fresh ones.
Large clam shells and snails are kept in wooden basins to spit out sand, while small clam shells are put into the swamp. Because the water is about to dry up, all these things will be hidden in the mud and difficult to catch, so every night the three brothers go out together, leaving only one brother in turn to stay at home with Xia Chan to look after the house.
After seven days, a lot of large clam shells had accumulated. Xia Chan brought the clam shells to the stream through the space, cleaned them one by one with a brush, and then took out a knife to open the clam shells.
Clam shells are very difficult to open. She first pierced the knife into it, then chopped it on the stone. After a few chops, she opened the clam shell, and then pulled out the meat inside. She stretched out her hand and pinched it. No pearls.
It was too tiring to open clam shells. Xia Chan opened one and then didn't open any more. She took the washed clam shells home directly and planned to let her brothers open them when they were free. She would give them to her brothers then. Make delicious stir-fried clam meat to repay them.
The four brothers worked hard together. It took several hours to break all the big clam shells, take out the meat, and wash the clam shells several times by the stream. After that, the brothers went to work. .
In order to process the clam meat, they got up very early!
Xia Chan had never handled clam meat personally, so she didn't know how clean the clam meat was. She specially ordered a pack of chilled clam meat from the 'Crossing Mall' and then washed her own clam meat. It's exactly the same as the one you ordered, so you can feel relieved.
The cleaned clam meat filled the entire wooden basin, which weighed dozens of kilograms. It was too much to cook in one pot.
Xia Chan first blanched the clam meat in batches. After blanching, she washed it several times and divided it into plates. Then she cut the onions, ginger, garlic and pepper and set aside. Then she used the pressure cooker in the hotel suite kitchen to cook the clam meat in batches. It took a lot of pressure.
Wash it again, then heat the oil in a pan. When the oil is hot, add the onion, ginger, and garlic and sauté until fragrant. Then add the mussel meat, stir-fry evenly, add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, and an appropriate amount of water, and cover the pot. The lid is cooked.
After a portion of clam shells was ready, Xia Chan picked up a piece and tasted it. She found that it was quite fresh and tender. It was not as chewy as others said. After that, Xia Chan started to cook the second and third pots. ……
Cook until all the clam meat is done.
After coming out of the space, Xia Chan quickly made lunch. When she asked her brothers to get off work, she asked Xiao Fengfeng, Xiao Tiantian and Yuan Bingbing to come over to eat clam meat.
We can't let others think that they have endless rice at home, so Xia Chan did not cook rice at noon today. Instead, she poured the braised clam meat into the pot and put it back into the pot. Then she put a circle of cornmeal pancakes on the side of the pot. I cooked another large pot of taro soup.
Then I stir-fried several vegetarian dishes, some homegrown and some wild vegetables.
This is in line with the persona of their country family. Your family eats better every day than those in the city. Isn’t this giving them an advantage in vain? It's okay if you eat quietly by yourself, but you can't be too high-profile.
At lunch, everyone tasted the braised clam meat with suspicion, but when they actually ate the meat, their eyes lit up. It was an indescribable feeling, but it was delicious, spicy and fragrant. , very delicious.
"Xia Chan, what are river clams? How come they are so delicious?" Xiao Tiantian asked in confusion while eating.
"I don't know how to explain this thing. Anyway, it is a kind of shell that grows at the bottom of freshwater lakes, ponds, rivers, etc., half buried in the sand. Anyway, it is an edible aquatic product, and there is also a kind of pearl clam, Pearls can be cultivated, and the meat can also be eaten." There are many ways to say river clams, and Xia Chan doesn't understand them very well, and she can't provide the best explanation to Xiao Tiantian.
"Xia Chan, you are so capable." Xiao Tiantian's eyes were bright and full of serious appreciation.